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Faculty from Counselling Psychology & School/Applied Child Psychology Programs

For a complete list of all ECP faculty members and their supervisory areas please consult theÌýECP faculty directory.ÌýSeeking a Research Assistantship? Please visit our Working page in the Current Students section of our website.

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Counselling Psychology Faculty Members

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Annett KörnerÌý

Associate Professor

514-398-2481

Email | Profile

Clinical and health psychology, in particular the development and evaluation of psychosocial interventions for individuals diagnosed withÌýchronic and/or life-threatening medical conditions.

Research website: Health Psychology Research Group

Rachel Langevin

Assistant Professor

514-398-8349

rachel.langevin [at] mcgill.ca (Email) |ÌýProfile

Sexual abuse, family violence, child maltreatment, and childhood adversity and socioemotional development; Intergenerational cycles of trauma and violence; Developmental trajectories, risk and resilience.

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Marie-Hélène Pennestri

AssociateÌýProfessor

Director of Clinical Training (DCT), School/Applied Child Psychology & Counselling Psychology

marie-helene.pennestri [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Development and consolidation of the sleep-wake cycle in infants and children, parental expectations related to sleep, sleep disorders (children and adults), child development, attachment, polysomnography, autonomic nervous system, heart rate variability, mental health, premature birth.

Ada Sinacore

Ada Sinacore

Associate Professor

514-398-3446

ada.sinacore [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Cultural transitioning and adjustment in immigrant populations, social justice theories and practice, gender-based violence and bullying.

Counselling Psychology Associate Faculty Members

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Martin Drapeau

Professor

514-398-4904

Email | Profile

Psychotherapy process and outcome, best practices in psychology, knowledge translation and dissemination, access to psychological services.

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Bassam Khoury

Associate Professor & William Dawson Scholar

Email | Profile

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Mindfulness theory and practices; clinical, social, and cognitive applications of mindfulness; process, outcomes, and effectiveness of meditation and mindfulness-based treatments; systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Caroline Temcheff

Associate Professor

514-398-5091

carolineelizabeth.temcheff [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Developmental psychopathology, conduct problems in youth, longitudinal patterns of health and school services usage among boys and girls with and without early clinically significant conduct problems, comorbidity of mental health disorders over time.

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Dennis Wendt

Associate Professor

dennis.wendt [at] mcgill.ca (Email )| Profile

Participatory research with Indigenous communities to develop, implement, and evaluate culturally-relevant mental health and substance use interventions; evidence-based practice implementation; group psychotherapy; culture and spirituality; qualitative research methods.

School/Applied Child Psychology Faculty Members

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Armando Bertone

Associate Professor &
William Dawson Scholar


514-398-3448

Email | Profile

Autism spectrum conditions, development, cognitive assessment, cognitive training, perceptual learning, development of visual and auditory processes, multisensory integration, social perception, technology transfer.

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Jacob Burack

Professor

514-398-3433

Email | Profile

The development of attention and cognition among typically developing children, persons with autism, and persons with specific syndromes associated with intellectual disabilities.

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Tasmia Hai

Tasmia Hai

Assistant Professor

514-399-9565

tasmia.hai [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Areas of expertise: Neurodevelopmental disorders, ADHD, Executive functions, Structural MRI, Learning disability, Immigrant and newcomer families

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Nancy Heath

Nancy Heath

James 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Professor

514-398-3439

nancy.heath [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Mental health in schools, enhancing mental health resilience, non-suicidal self-injury.

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Note: Not accepting any students for Fall 2025 admission.

Tina Montreuil

Associate Professor,

514-398-3454

Email | Profile

Anxiety disorders (social anxiety) and emotion regulation deficits on academic success and transition into psychopathology, social-emotional development and learning, early intervention.

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Eve-Marie Quintin

AssociateÌýProfessor

514-398-3449

eve-marie.quintin [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Neurodevelopmental disorders including autism spectrum disorders and fragile X syndrome; cognitive, social, and emotional development; lifespan development; music perception and cognition; brain development (neuroimaging).


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Steven Shaw

Associate Professor

Interim Department Chair

514-398-4913

Email | Profile

Resilience, pediatric psychology, and neurogenetic connections.

Research website: Resilience, Pediatric Psychology, and Neurogenetic Connections Lab

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Victoria Talwar

James 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Professor

Interim Dean of Education

514-398-3438

victoria.talwar [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Development of lying in children, theory of mind, and child witness testimony.

Research website:

Note: Not accepting any students for Fall 2025Ìýadmission.


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Shanna Williams

Assistant Professor

514-398-3451

shanna.williams [at] mcgill.ca (Email)Ìý| Profile

Child Development, Lie-telling, Child Witness Testimony, Human Trafficking, Forensic Sciences and Forensic Interviewing.

Other Counselling Psychology Academic StaffÌý

***Those listed below may co-supervise graduate students; however,Ìýa Counselling Psychology Faculty Member or Associate Faculty Member (as listed above)Ìýmust serve as primary supervisor.***

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Marina Milyavskaya

ECP AdjunctÌýProfessor

marina.milyavskaya [at] mcgill.ca (Email)Ìý|Ìý

Motivation, goal pursuit, self-regulation/self-control, temptation, well-being, positive psychology, close relationships.

Vera Romano

ECP Associate Member

Director of 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Student Wellness Hub

514-398-3601

vera.romano [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Website

Process research; common factors in psychotherapy; psychotherapy integration, training of clinicians and clinical supervision; client progress monitoring, clinical applications of attachment theory, mindfulness and self-compassion in the therapeutic process.

Other School/Applied Child Psychology Academic Staff

***Those listed below may co-supervise graduate students; however, a School/Applied Child Psychology Faculty Member (as listed above) must serve as primary supervisor.***

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Reut Gruber

ECPÌýAssociate Member

Professor, Department of Psychiatry

514 761-6131
ext.: 3476

reut.gruber [at] mcgill.ca (Email) |

Pediatric sleep research, links between sleep and cognition in youth, developmental cognitive neuroscience, Knowledge Translation.

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